Show UP TO DATE revolution DEVOLUTION 9 HERE could be no more THERE convincing way for the historian of the future to point out the high standards of living prevailing in this country than to con contrast de mands demands of those who w want ant to overthrow our institutions with the demands demand of the revolutionists of other eras in the worlds history the french masses cried tor for bread and failing to got get it brought on the french revolution but when a present day advocate of revolution fr this country recently made a speech he said why should the citizens at least 90 per cent of them bp be imprisoned behind the cruel bars of 0 want when within their grasp there WANT are plenty of 0 it shoes of clothes of motor cars of it refrigerators to which they are entitled from this point of view it is the salesmen who sell modern modem conveniences who are our most important national asset for the prevention of revolutions we have 7 per cent of the worlds population and starting with a wilderness have created and own today more than half of the worlds wealth intelligent salesmanship landmass and mass production have distributed this wealth so widely that stringent rit immigration laws are required the new industries creaked created and developed in this country in the past i 50 years now give employ employment employee me nt to men and women each new industry whether it be automobiles radio or rayon represents a new idea that has had bad to be first sold to the american people it is significant that in this same period foreign countries that have not developed their newspapers and publications licati ons as advertising vehicles for the dissemination of new ideas about things to buy have not developed a single great new industry if the united states has reached the point when revolutionists must cry for motor cars and refrigerators to get attention it would seem that we are well on our way to prosperity bell syndicate service |